Simba

Simba is a title character and the protagonist of Disney's most successful animated feature film, The Lion King. He is the son of Mufasa and Sarabi, nephew of Scar and Zira, mate of Nala, and father of Kiara and Kopa (Kopa is only seen in the books "The Lion King: Six New Adventures"). He has golden fur and when he grows into an adult, he has an auburn mane. The name "Simba" comes from the Swahili word for lion. The Lion King and The Lion King II: Simba's Pride are the 2 movies Beyond the films Books In a set of books titled The Lion King: Six New Adventures, released shortly after the original The Lion King film was released, Simba has a son named Kopa, a gold-coloured cub with a brown tuft of fur on his head. No reference is made to Kopa in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride which was released after the books were published. That indicates the cub at the end of the original The Lion King is intended to be Kiara. TV series

Simba makes occasional brief appearances in the Timon and Pumbaa TV animated series. This includes one episode in which Timon drags him out to try to revive Pumbaa's lost memory. In the episode "Congo On Like This," Timon and Pumbaa suspect that Simba has reverted back to his carnivorous nature. The episode "Shake Your Djibouti" features Simba again where Timon and Pumbaa are forced to train Simba to protect them from a laboratory monster. Another episode entitled "Rome Alone" sees Simba being captured by Romans, and forced into gladiatorial battle with another lion called Claudius. Simba also appears in a music video of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" starring Timon and Pumbaa. Simba was featured as one of the guests in the animated series House of Mouse where he tends to alternate between cub and adult versions. Disney parks Live versions of Simba also appear in the Lion King musical and in the parades and shows at the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. Simba was also the main character in "Legend of the Lion King," a former Fantasyland attraction in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, which retold the story of the film using fully articulated puppets. Other Disney attractions that have featured Simba include the Mickey's PhilharMagic 3D show and the Hong Kong Disneyland version of It's a Small World. Video games In the video games based on the films, Simba is usually the main playable character. Simba also features in the Nintendo DS video game Disney Friends as a cub.